Substance Abuse Services

Alternative Sentencing Programs
The Driving Under the Influence (DUI) ‘First Offender’ Program at our Metro Center is designed for those mandated to participate in a DUI program. It focuses on heightening awareness of the consequences of alcohol and other drug impairment, and preventing further incidents of driving under the influence, through education and counseling groups. The Drug Diversion Program, also at our Metro Center, serves court-referred individuals with a substance abuse problem, who gain awareness about the negative effects of substance abuse as well as healthy coping skills to prevent future incidents leading to arrest and incarceration.

Community Assessment and Services Center (CASC)
The CASC assesses the mental health and substance abuse needs of CalWORKs, General Relief and Proposition 36 participants and connects them to local treatment providers. The program also serves as a resource center for alcohol and drug abuse treatment programs in the western area of Los Angeles County.

Community Prevention Programs
Using a broad range of public education, skill-building and community intervention activities, this program seeks to increase individual, family and community resilience that will help prevent alcohol and drug related problems in young people and their families. One of the strategies used is Beyond Bias: Think Peace, a program which teaches prejudice reduction, conflict resolution, and peer mediation.

Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Adolescents and Adults
We provide individual, family, and group outpatient drug, alcohol, and other substance abuse counseling at our Culver-Palms, Mar Vista, and Metro Centers. At Mar Vista, specialized services are provided to adolescents, with a particular focus on family intervention. At our Culver-Palms and Metro Centers, we provide drug and alcohol treatment for adults. At Berendo Middle School, which partners with Metro Center, we provide students with drug, alcohol and other substance abuse counseling in a group environment. Social skills coaching, anger management, and goal setting are just some of the tools used to help students address their substance abuse problems.

Residential Treatment (Via Avanta)
We offer long-term substance abuse, mental health, and domestic violence treatment to women in a safe, supportive, communal living environment. Children up to age six can live with their mothers while the women are in treatment. The children participate in developmentally appropriate activities, while mothers attend parenting classes, improve life and job skills, and participate in group therapy.

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